Why a Growing Number of Enterprises Embrace DevOps

Why a Growing Number of Enterprises Embrace DevOps

DevOps has gone mainstream, enabling companies to significantly streamline software development, while fostering innovation between their IT and business teams.

Mass Adoption

More than seven out of 10 survey respondents said their organization has implemented DevOps in some form.

Clear Road Map

91% said they either have already come up with well-defined DevOps strategies and objectives, or they are working on this now.

In Sync

80% of respondents said they either have already aligned DevOps priorities within IT and the business, or this alignment is currently under way.

Capable Crew

79% said they either already have DevOps-relevant IT knowledge and skills in place, or they are attempting to acquire them now.

Dual Roles

54% said that, in addition to delivering on their core business strategies, their enterprise is also a software company. Two-thirds said they must become a more app-centric, software-driven business.

Redefined Processes

71% of respondents said their organization must shift from fixed product cycles to more continuous innovation, with 33% saying they "strongly agree" with this view.

Liberation Movement

71% said their company must streamline IT operations to free up resources for digital investment, and 68% said they should streamline business operations to do this.

Top Drivers of DevOps

Keep pace with escalating customer demands: 50%. Respond rapidly to requests from the business: 48%. Increase efficiencies and lower costs within IT: 48%. Create new and innovative customer experiences: 48%. Contribute value more proactively on the part of IT: 44%

Impressive Toolbox

77% of advanced DevOps adopters said they have full use of tools to automate and manage software testing, and 68% said they are fully deploying agile development techniques and methodologies.

Good Position

77% of advanced DevOps adopters said they fully deploy software development and configuration management tools, and 75% said the same about their use of software-build automation tools and repository solutions.

Opportune Moments

84% of advanced DevOps adopters said their digital initiatives have increased their ability to act quickly on opportunities, and 88% said their digital initiatives have improved their ability to open new markets.

DevOps has gone mainstream, and a majority of companies are now adopting this groundbreaking software-delivery practice in some form, according to a recent survey from CA Technologies. The accompanying report--"Assembling the DevOps Jigsaw: Do You Have All the Right Pieces in Place?"--states that most organizations, regardless of their industry, understand that they must become software companies to best support their core businesses. DevOps, they've concluded, allows them to significantly streamline software development, while fostering innovation between IT and business teams. As a result, these businesses are better positioned to expand into new markets and solidify customer engagement, among other benefits. "Whether it's driving continuous innovation or the lean agenda, technology is a key enabler, and this, in turn, makes software critical to success," according to the report. However, "Software development and delivery have traditionally been achieved through projects lasting months or years that step sequentially through a series of fixed phases: analysis, design, build, integration, testing and deployment. DevOps is an alternative approach enabling much more rapid and continuous delivery of value to create competitive advantage, while simultaneously allowing IT to become more responsive and efficient." More than 1,440 senior IT and business executives took part in the research, which was conducted by Freeform Dynamics.